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In a book that he wrote, Stanley I Presume, he details his time in MI6.

He wrote that he underwent “the most intense training in clandestine techniques known to man”, including how to avoid being blackmailed and blow up train lines.

Stanley Johnson is going in the jungle (Image: ITV)

Unfortunately, he wasn't really cut out for a life of spying and Stanley revealed that during a fake interrogation by MI6 operatives in which he was stripped naked, he couldn’t cope and even forgot his cover name.

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Read said: “My money is on Stanley. He’s extremely bright and very likeable – a great character.

“He’s not someone who is above himself. Stanley is not going to pretend to be anybody other than he is.”

Read, who is starring in pantomime at Windsor Theatre Royal, added: “Some of the celebrities go into the jungle and play games and try and be this that and the other, but Stanley will just be straightforward.”

Do you think that Stanley has a chance of being crowned King of the Jungle? Do you have any anecdotes about this Somerset star? Let us know by emailing james.brinsford@localworld.co.uk.